Job Opportunities

HelloGov – Sr. Cloud and Data Engineer

We are seeking a Sr. Cloud & Data Engineer with a background in software engineering, cloud computing, and data science to support the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) office within National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Candidate must possess a Public Trust clearance.

• Perform software development for IOOS Data Management and Cyberinfrastructure (DMAC)-related open source software packages in Python (e.g. ioos_qc, compliance_checker, ioos_code_lab) and other programming/scripting languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript, UNIX shell). Apply knowledge of Python data and data science tools – the ‘Scientific Python’ suite of tools in particular – to data management challenges and the needs of the IOOS DMAC system and associated DMAC community (Regional Association (RA) data managers, commercial partners, and users/stakeholders of IOOS’ data). Serve in a maintainer role for selected IOOS and IOOS-affiliated open source software projects hosted on GitHub.
• Contribute to the design and development of data distribution systems for DMAC that leverage commercial cloud-based services. Advance the IOOS DMAC system’s ability to deliver ocean observation and forecast data to users efficiently and effectively using the cloud. Participate in the technical oversight of work performed by IOOS commercial partners on cloud-related projects.
• As a member of the IOOS DMAC team, translate stakeholder requirements into real-world technical solutions. Improve visualizations of IOOS’ oceanographic datasets using GIS or similar mapping or plotting tools, both for end users and in planning scenarios for observing system build out.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Research Associate; Water Quality Monitoring

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites applications for the position of a Research Associate in Water Quality Monitoring. The selected candidate will have experience in estuarine water quality monitoring, working with oceanographic sensors, instrumentation, and sample analyses, and/or quantitative estuarine/coastal ecology. The selected candidate will work as part of the collaborative LO-SPAT project (50%, www.lospat.org), a state-funded project with the goal of enhancing oyster resilience in variable estuarine environments. The selected candidate will also be the field monitoring lead for a different state-funded project monitoring for harmful algae in Barataria Bay (50%).

The Research Associate will be supervised by Dr. Beth Stauffer (http://www.staufferlab.com) in the UL Lafayette Department of Biology but will also work with the project teams and collaborators, including academic, private industry, and state agency partners. The position will require single or multi-day travel and may require working and traveling on weekends. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. This will be a 12-month, benefits-eligible staff position with an initial appointment of 1 year. Continuation of the appointment beyond the initial year is possible and will be based on performance and availability of funds. The PI and the Stauffer Lab is committed to supporting scientists from historically excluded groups in STEM and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Informal inquiries about the position are encouraged and can be sent to Dr. Stauffer (beth.stauffer@louisiana.edu).  A formal application must be submitted via the online system. The application should include: 1) a cover letter describing interest, relevant background and qualifications, 2) full curriculum vitae or resume, and 3) contact information for two professional references. Preferred start date is in May 2025.

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine; Gulf Research Program – Executive Director

Postdoctoral Positions

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Texas A&M, and Florida State University – Postdoctoral Researcher

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Texas A&M, and Florida State University invite applications for postdoctoral or junior research positions to work as part of a broad effort funded by the National Academy of Sciences to apply existing and emerging observations to improve operational forecasting of the Gulf of America ocean dynamics, including the Loop Current and its eddies. They are seeking individuals that are familiar with analyzing oceanographic data to perform detailed model outputs and observations comparisons to quantify model skills. The observations mostly consist of gliders, floats, drifters, PIES, and high frequency radar data that are, will be, or have been recently collected by the consortia.

The applicant is not required to have any numerical modeling background; most important is deep understanding of observations and how they were acquired. The applicant must hold a Ph.D. or must have submitted his/her/their doctoral theses for assessment prior to joining. The ideal candidates should have a strong background in dynamical oceanography and data analysis and must have the ability to work comfortably with Python/Matlab/GrADS or similar analysis software. The applicant must be motivated, have the ability to work independently, and be willing to cooperate with peers and students in the team. A major emphasis of this search is on the potential for independent and creative research by the candidate. Early career postdocs will be exposed to research and career opportunities. The position can hosted be at any of the 3 institutions, but close collaboration between the three institutions is essential and expected. Salaries and benefits will be commensurate with the candidates’ experience. Expressions of interest should be directed to Dr. Amy Bower at abower@whoi.edu.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) – Postdoctoral Associate

Applications for the postdoctoral fellowship program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are currently being accepted! MBARI’s mission is to advance marine science and engineering to understand our changing ocean. Our work focuses on diverse areas of marine and engineering research—from atoms to ecosystems. MBARI is dedicated to the development of innovative instrumentation, systems, and methods supporting scientific research in the oceans. Teams of scientists and engineers are collaborating to build innovative tools to transform what we know about ocean processes and ocean health. Ongoing programs at MBARI span marine robotics, ocean physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering. Postdoctoral Fellows conduct independent research in association with one or more mentors to advance their training and career development while bringing new perspectives and skills to collaborations within MBARI. Applicants should connect with potential research sponsors at MBARI, see list below, for guidance on project feasibility, relevance to ongoing research projects, resource availability, and expected start date. Offers will be made to selected candidates from the fields of biological, chemical and physical oceanography, marine geology, and engineering. Candidates must be awarded a Ph.D. degree prior to commencing the two-year appointment starting between 2023 and 2024 and complete the fellowship onsite.

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NOAA; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences – Postdoctoral and Senior Associates

The National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research seeks a postdoctoral scientist in remote sensing photogrammetry of coastal and marine habitats using unoccupied autonomous systems. The program conducts research and syntheses to develop decision support tools, geospatial models, and data products to inform coastal ecosystem management. They use a suite of field sampling and remote-sensing tools, advanced underwater remote sensing and hydroacoustics technologies, underwater optics, autonomous underwater vehicles and scuba diving to design ecological assessments and experiments to understand impacts of stressors on coastal marine ecosystems. The primary focus for this opportunity will develop remote imaging techniques such as photogrammetry and structure-from-motion using airborne and underwater optics to develop high-resolution digital models for use in ecological research and modeling for the assessment of coral reef ecosystems and restoration.

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NRC Research Associateship Programs Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sponsors awards for postdoctoral and senior researchers at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.  These awards include generous stipends ranging from $45,000 – $80,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience.  Limited graduate level awards are also available. These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals.

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Fellowships and Internships

The principal objectives of the position will be to manage several molecular biology lab spaces to support NOAA’s growing efforts in ‘Omics. The incumbent will work regularly with NOAA and Cooperative Institute (CI) scientists to ensure lab spaces are fully operational and utilizable to their greatest capacity. A variety of ‘Omics tools (e.g., metabarcoding, metagenomics, & transcriptomics) are utilized within these labs to help meet mission objectives,
including environmental DNA, source tracking, coral conservation, and fisheries. The work will involve close collaboration with scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), where the applicant will be physically stationed.

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Downeast Institute; Marine Carbonate Chemistry  (Maine) –Research Scientist 

The Downeast Institute (DEI) is seeking candidates for a research scientist position in marine carbonate chemistry that is funded for the first 18 months. Preferred candidates will have a Ph.D. in marine biology, marine chemistry, or a related field, with expertise in ocean and sediment carbonate chemistry, and oversee internal and external research and operation of an ocean acidification (OA) laboratory. In addition, the scientist is expected to conduct experiments in the laboratory and field to determine the effects of OA on the biology and ecology of local, commercially important shellfish. This research will be facilitated by state-of-the-art shellfish hatchery facilities at DEI, where we have been rearing bivalves and crustation for the past 35 years. The successful candidate will work closely with the institute’s Director of Research and its staff to maintain and operate the OA laboratory and promote interactive research with internal and external investigators to utilize DEI facilities for OA research. The OA laboratory is designed to study the impacts of global environmental changes on marine organisms, focusing on full factorial ocean acidification and warming experiments using replicate tanks that are physically and statistically independent (see: Ocean Acidification Laboratory). Materials must be submitted electronically to bbeal@downeastinstitute.org with “Apply for Research Scientist Position” in the subject line. Required material includes a cover letter, references, resume/CV, and transcripts.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

The Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship supports emerging scientific leaders as they take risks on research ideas not yet tested, pursue unique collaborations, and build a network of colleagues who share their interest in improving offshore energy system safety and the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems. Because the early years of a researcher’s career are a critical time, the relatively unrestricted funds and mentoring this fellowship provides help recipients navigate this period with independence, flexibility, and a built-in support network. They will be opening the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship Application Cycle with significant changes to the fellowship program structure by introducing a three-topic track system with application periods spread out over the year. The three tracks, aligned with the Gulf Research Program’s program areas, are:

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    • Environmental Protection and Stewardship
    • Offshore Energy Safety
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Department of Defense – Visualization of Coastal Data

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) performs research on ocean, estuarine, riverine, and watershed systems in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Department of Defense (DOD) Task Force in support of the Ocean Commission. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and support personnel work in CHL’s internationally known, unique facilities. This team has developed state-of-the-art experimental and computational models for solving water resource problems worldwide. Physical facilities of approximately 1.7 million square feet and high-performance computing facilities at the DOD Supercomputing Research Center (http://www.erdc.hpc.mil) are the basic infrastructure for producing cutting-edge products for successful coastal, inland water resources, and navigation management. CHL work, although primarily in support of the DOD and the Corp’s districts, also interfaces with other federal, state and local agencies, academia, conservation groups, and the general public, as appropriate. The Research Participation Program for USACE-ERDC-CHL provides opportunities to participate in new and on-going applied research and development projects. Research projects range from design guidance to three-dimensional computational models. Focus is placed on inland and coastal navigation, military logistics over the shore, dredging, flood control, storm and erosion protection, waterway restoration, fish passage, hydro-environmental modeling, water/land management, and other water and sediment-related issues facing the nation.

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Department of Defense – Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Fellow

The Environmental Laboratory (EL) is one of the seven laboratories of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE-ERDC), which is the Army Corps of Engineers’ integrated research and development (R&D) organization. EL provides solutions to environmental challenges for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense and the Nation through environmental science and engineering research and development. Researchers in EL conduct research in ecosystem science and technology, environmental resiliency, environmental sensing, ecological modeling and forecasting, risk and decision science, environmentally sustainable material, systems biology, climate change, computational chemistry, environmental chemistry and environmental security. Under the guidance of a mentor, you will participate in a coastal research project focused on developing stochastic assessments of coastal water levels and erosion risk under past, present and future climates.

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